Collaborative Bodies in Communities Survey

Your Community and its Collaborative Bodies

We are seeking to identify youth development collaborations in communities across the country, and we need your help!

This 5-10 minute survey asks you to identify the types of collaborative efforts in support of children and youth that are operating locally.

Please complete this quick survey by May 15, 2012. We greatly appreciate it!

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Suzanne Hershey, Senior Fellow, Forum for Youth Investment, at suzanne@forumfyi.org

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* 1. Community Name (e.g. city, county, region, other area)

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* 2. What is the name of the largest city or central city in this community?

Same as community name listed

City name:

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* 3. Select your state

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* 4. Please check a box for each type of issue-focused coalition currently operating in your community.

Education/School Reform coalition

Out of School Time (OST)/Afterschool coalition

Dropout/Truancy Prevention coalition

Obesity prevention coalition

Pregnancy Prevention/Sexual Health coalition

Substance abuse prevention coalition

General prevention coalition

Adolescent Health coalition

Juvenile Justice/Crime coalition

Mental Health coalition

Youth leadership/engagement coalition

College readiness/postsecondary entry coalition

Workforce readiness coalition

Postsecondary success coalition

Coalition focusing on "out of school" youth/dropouts

Other (please specify)

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* 5. (Optional) Comments on issue-focused coalitions:

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* 6. If you have action teams or coalitions focusing on different age ranges of the "educational pipeline," please specify the age group focus of these teams. (For example, your community may have a middle school coalition, but not one focused on high school.)

Focus on Early childhood

Focus on all school age (K-12)

Focus on Elementary School

Focus on Middle School

Focus on High School

Focus on Young adult/Postsecondary

Other (please specify)

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* 7. (Optional) Comments on action teams or coalitions organizing around the "education pipeline":

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* 8. Is there a Children's Cabinet or Leadership Council focused on Child/Youth Issues operating in your community?

This type of group is generally made up of some combination of civic leaders, government and education agency heads, private (foundation) funders, and possibly others who control policies and resources.

Yes